Search for marriage records in England before 1837

A quick search for marriage records containing a particular surname will reveal the number of records contained in each county in the Joiner Marriage Index and in how many parishes for both grooms and brides. When that surname is found in the marriage records for a county there is also a guide as to the surnames in that county found using the Soundex algorithm on the original. A further search may then be carried out on an alternative and eventually refined, either throughout an individual county or even down to an individual parish.

Quick Search

This gives a quick indication of the counties with this surname in our marriage records.

To proceed with a more refined search select the County name to search within that county, or Parishes option in the main menu above and select your search parameters. Also, compare the results found using the Metaphone algorithm on Atkynne

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